Founded in 1873, Polytechnique Montréal is one of Canada's largest engineering education and research institutions. No less than 12 engineering specialties are taught at the university, where close to a quarter of Quebec's engineering research is conducted. An international scientific and research hub, Polytechnique Montréal has over 200 agreements with institutions across the globe, and almost a quarter of its students come from abroad.



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Mar 30, 2015, 08:15 ET /R E P E A T -- Invitation to media - Securing the Future of Energy for Québec and Canada - Second Annual Trottier Symposium on Sustainable Engineering, Energy and Design (simultaneous webcast)/

National energy strategy: what factors should be considered? What can we learn from Scandinavia and the United States? How can Canada significantly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions? MONTRÉAL,...

Mar 26, 2015, 11:15 ET Invitation to media - Securing the Future of Energy for Québec and Canada - Second Annual Trottier Symposium on Sustainable Engineering, Energy and Design (simultaneous webcast)

National energy strategy: what factors should be considered? What can we learn from Scandinavia and the United States? How can Canada significantly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions? MONTRÉAL,...

Feb 25, 2015, 16:46 ET 25 years after the Polytechnique tragedy… - $25,000 raised to encourage the next generation of women engineers. Thank you!

MONTRÉAL, Feb. 25, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - To mark the 25th anniversary of the December 6, 1989, tragedy, Polytechnique Montréal last fall launched the Week of the White Rose, an annual fundraiser with...

Dec 06, 2014, 07:00 ET /R E P E A T -- Invitation to media - Officials from 1989 and 2014 unite for ceremonial laying of bouquets of 14 white roses at Polytechnique at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 6/

Commemoration of the 25th anniversary of December 6, 1989 MONTRÉAL, Dec. 5 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Media representatives are cordially invited to the historic ceremonial laying of three bouquets of 14...

Dec 05, 2014, 10:02 ET Invitation to media - Officials from 1989 and 2014 unite for ceremonial laying of bouquets of 14 white roses at Polytechnique at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 6

Commemoration of the 25th anniversary of December 6, 1989 MONTRÉAL, Dec. 5 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Media representatives are cordially invited to the historic ceremonial laying of three bouquets of 14...

Nov 06, 2014, 17:06 ET Hélène Brisebois, President of SDK, receives an honorary doctorate from Polytechnique Montréal

MONTRÉAL, Nov. 6, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - On the recommendation of Polytechnique Montréal, Université de Montréal today awarded an honorary doctorate to Hélène Brisebois, President of SDK and Associates, ...

Oct 31, 2014, 05:00 ET 25 years after Polytechnique's tragedy, "We will continue building, but we will never forget!"

25 years after the tragedy, Polytechnique Montréal launches the Order of the White Rose and the Week of the White Rose MONTREAL, Oct. 31, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - "We will continue building, but we will...

Sep 18, 2014, 15:13 ET New technology that guides light through glass, developed by researchers from Polytechnique Montréal, could make our smartphones even smarter

What is essential is invisible to the eye: see it all with a smartphone! MONTREAL, Sept. 18, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Your smartphone's display glass could soon do much more than just look pretty. That's...

Aug 07, 2014, 06:30 ET /R E P E A T -- Media briefing - Thursday, August 7, 10 a.m. - Meeting with Esteban VII, first Canadian team since 2003 to reach the top ranks of the legendary American Solar Challenge competition/

MONTREAL, July 31, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - On Thursday, August 7, at 10 a.m., media representatives and the Folie Technique science camp's 200 young participants are invited to meet the team behind the...

Aug 04, 2014, 07:30 ET /R E P E A T -- Media briefing - Thursday, August 7, 10 a.m. - Meeting with Esteban VII, first Canadian team since 2003 to reach the top ranks of the legendary American Solar Challenge competition/

MONTREAL, July 31, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - On Thursday, August 7, at 10 a.m., media representatives and the Folie Technique science camp's 200 young participants are invited to meet the team behind the...

Jul 31, 2014, 15:05 ET Media briefing - Thursday, August 7, 10 a.m. - Meeting with Esteban VII, first Canadian team since 2003 to reach the top ranks of the legendary American Solar Challenge competition

MONTREAL, July 31, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - On Thursday, August 7, at 10 a.m., media representatives and the Folie Technique science camp's 200 young participants are invited to meet the team behind the...

Jun 28, 2014, 06:00 ET /R E P E A T -- Media Invitation - Final road tests this weekend in Blainville - a unique opportunity to see Esteban VII, the solar vehicle developed at Polytechnique, before its departure for the

MONTREAL, June 27, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Driving 2,700 kilometres in eight days across seven American states in a solar-powered car using only the energy equivalent to that of a hair dryer: that's the...

Jun 27, 2014, 07:00 ET Media Invitation - Final road tests this weekend in Blainville - a unique opportunity to see Esteban VII, the solar vehicle developed at Polytechnique, before its departure for the American Solar

MONTREAL, June 27, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Driving 2,700 kilometres in eight days across seven American states in a solar-powered car using only the energy equivalent to that of a hair dryer: that's the...

Apr 28, 2014, 09:00 ET Eight industry leaders partner with WULCA experts to develop a consensual method to assess water use in life cycle assessment

MONTRÉAL, April 28, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Water use and freshwater depletion are key global issues. The United Nations Water Programme reports that water scarcity already affects almost every continent ...

Apr 17, 2014, 10:00 ET Polytechnique Montréal hails the creation of the Consortium for Aerospace Research and Innovation in Canada (CARIC)

MONTREAL, April 17, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Polytechnique Montréal most enthusiastically welcomes the founding of the Consortium for Aerospace Research and Innovation in Canada (CARIC), and pledges its...

Mar 05, 2014, 09:43 ET Polytechnique Montréal study - Some metallic toys and low-cost jewelry sold in North America present health risks for young children

MONTREAL, March 5, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - We know that babies and young children often put non-food items in their mouths, a behaviour that occasionally leads to swallowing of foreign objects. Metallic...

Dec 12, 2013, 10:30 ET Safran group invests in Montréal - Polytechnique becomes one of the first universities in the world to inaugurate a large-scale 3D composite laboratory for the aerospace industry

MONTREAL, Dec. 12, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Today, Polytechnique Montréal, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Safran are inaugurating the NSERC-Safran Industrial...

Nov 25, 2013, 08:30 ET Creation of CIRODD - More than 70 researchers unite to advance sustainable development in Québec

MONTREAL, Nov. 25, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - With Pierre Duchesne, Québec Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, in attendance, Polytechnique Montréal announces the creation of the ...

Nov 14, 2013, 11:36 ET Polytechnique Montréal and CMC Microsystems inaugurate emSYSCAN-Poly Laboratory

MONTREAL, Nov. 14, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - On November 12, 2013, Polytechnique Montréal, in conjunction with CMC Microsystems, hosted a microsystems evening attended by local academia and industry to...

Jun 18, 2013, 07:10 ET /R E P E A T -- CEEA 2013 Annual Conference - Leadership in Engineering/

More than 150 professors and teaching experts gather at Polytechnique Montréal to discuss the training of future Canadian engineers MONTREAL, June 14, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - From June 18 to 20,...

Jun 17, 2013, 07:10 ET /R E P E A T -- CEEA 2013 Annual Conference - Leadership in Engineering/

More than 150 professors and teaching experts gather at Polytechnique Montréal to discuss the training of future Canadian engineers MONTREAL, June 14, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - From June 18 to 20,...

Jun 14, 2013, 12:43 ET CEEA 2013 Annual Conference - Leadership in Engineering

More than 150 professors and teaching experts gather at Polytechnique Montréal to discuss the training of future Canadian engineers MONTREAL, June 14, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - From June 18 to 20,...

Jun 06, 2013, 06:30 ET /R E P E A T -- Media Invitation - Formula One driver and some 20 Canadian automotive journalists to finish the Ottawa-to-Montréal Eco-Run at Polytechnique Montréal's technical societies workshop/

MONTREAL, June 5, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) will finish its 2013 Eco-Run at Polytechnique Montréal's technical societies workshop this Thursday, June ...

Jun 05, 2013, 10:10 ET Media Invitation - Formula One driver and some 20 Canadian automotive journalists to finish the Ottawa-to-Montréal Eco-Run at Polytechnique Montréal's technical societies workshop

MONTREAL, June 5, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) will finish its 2013 Eco-Run at Polytechnique Montréal's technical societies workshop this Thursday, June ...

May 14, 2013, 17:00 ET Campus Montréal major fundraising campaign - Exceptional $10-million donation from the Trottier Family Foundation to create the Trottier Energy Institute at Polytechnique Montréal

MONTREAL, May 14, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - As part of the Campus Montréal major fundraising campaign, which brings together HEC Montréal, Polytechnique Montréal and Université de Montréal, the Trottier...

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